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August 2010

Though the calendar year begins in January and the fiscal year in July, the start of classes and students’ return to campus in August always seems like the “real” new year to me. Though we relaxed a bit over the summer, now we’re busy with orientations and new projects. Read more

“Get It To Go” workshops are quick introductions to free online tools to enhance productivity, current awareness and personal organization. These informal hands-on classes are 30 minutes long, but you can stay up to an hour to try out your new technology or get more information about library resources and services. Read more

Smartphones and mobile phones that offer advanced capabilities are becoming increasingly popular in the education and health care environment. In fact, Gartner Research predicts that by 2013, mobile phones are expected to overtake personal computers as the most common Web access device worldwide. Plan to join HSLS and special guest lecturers at the Mobile Technology Conference on Friday, October 29, 2010, for a day of mobile technology demonstrations and how-tos. Read more

Do you have a question about how to search a specific database? Feeling overwhelmed and not sure where to begin researching a topic of interest? Ask for help from your school’s liaison librarian listed below. Liaisons have in-depth expertise in retrieving, evaluating, and managing information.

During the summer months, Falk Library will update its copiers and printers with new cash systems. Among other improvements, users will have the option to get a receipt when paying with cash. Additionally, University departments and patrons with Pitt IDs will be able to make copies and print using their photo ID as a Panther Card. Read more

Looking to have a specific article delivered to your desktop? HSLS Document Delivery Service uses a convenient online system available 24/7 to place requests, as well as track them from start to finish. Copies of articles and book chapters are sent to your account for immediate download from your desktop, typically within 1-3 days. Read more

HSLS has upgraded our subscription to the journal Annals of Internal Medicine to include access to “Epubs ahead of print,” an option requested by many users. The notation “Epub ahead of print” appears when publishers submit citations for articles to PubMed that appear on the Web prior to their publication in final or print format. Read more

Multimedia resources for medical and patient education are becoming more widely available. MedlinePlus, from the National Library of Medicine, is a trusted source of freely accessible consumer health and drug information. It’s also a leader in providing high-quality illustrations and videos for patient education. If you prefer to get health information from videos, tutorials, calculators, quizzes and games, the new Videos & Cool Tools is for you. Read more

In the last year, HSLS users consulted over 30,000 documents from e-books available through the vendor Stat!Ref. For example, Sparks and Taylor’s Nursing Diagnosis Reference Manual had over 7,000 downloads during the year. These statistics give evidence that HSLS users want and use our e-book collections. Read more

Not sure where to submit your manuscript? Try consulting JANE: Journal/Author Name Estimator, a freely available Web-based tool, to identify suitable journals. In addition to locating journals, JANE can also locate relevant articles to cite in your paper and even help find manuscript reviewers. Read more